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PETER C. YOST, 0F` HAMILTON, ILLINOIS.y

Letters Patent No. 77,562, dated May 5, 1868.

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TO ALL WI-IOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known thnt I, PETER C. Yos'r, of Hamilton, Hancock county, Illinois, have invented anew and improved Corn-Harvester; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact. description thereof', which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification. l v A This invention relatesA to` an improved machine for cutting and gathering the stalks of Indian-corn, and consists of a knife, of peculiar construction, mounted on a cross-beam on a sled, the corn being fed to the knife between two hooks, one of-which serves to catch` theeorn, and the other prevents it from lodging in front of the beam, and guides the knife.

An apronor cradle receives the corn when cut, whence it is thrown upon the sled.

In theaccompanying drawings- Figurg 1 is a top view, and

Figure 2 a side view of my improved cornharvester.

Similar letters o f reference indicate eorrespondingparts.

A A is the sled, on which'my improved-apparatus is carried, and a, a support-for thel driver, carried on the cross-piece B, which is secured to the framework of thesled A by bolts passing through the slots b b.

The knife C is fastened in the end of the cross-piece, its blade pointing to the rear, and having a spiral bend, something like the blade of a serewpropeller', the cutting-.edge directed upwards and outwards.

Outside the slot, in the cross-piece, and `to the underside thereof, tbe-two hooks, D d, are attached, whereof D catches the corn and d prevents 'it from falling in front of the cross-piece B, and guides it to the knife C. i

The use of slots b, in the cross-piece B, is to regulate the lay-over of the knife to suit the furrow or ridge according tothe nature of the ground.

E is an apron or .cradle, bung on the bar e, which receives the corn as it is cut, and when full is tilted over by' the driver, whereby the corn is thrown upon the sled. This apron can also be applied to -mowing-machines.

Having thus described my invention, I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- I i 1. The form and configuration of the knife C, as applied` to a carriage or sled for reaping, substantially as described.

2. The slotted adjustable beam B, carrying the knife C and hooks D d, substantially as and for the purpos'es described. A

A3. The apron E, to catch the corn or grass, as applied 4to a carriage or sled for reaping or mowing, substantiallyas described.

PETER C. YOST.

Witnesses:

JOHN C. Lernen, H. G. S'rnone. 

